I’ve been working on this podcast for the last 3 weeks nonstop day and night listening to literally over a thousand bands to be able to predict and pick my favorite bands that will rock SXSW 2010 in Austin, TX this year.

A lot of the bands playing SXSW were featured in BUTR’s 100 songs for $10 promo or in past podcasts or are slated for future podcasts.  There’s so much good music coming out that I’m dying to share with you so let’s get this party started!

Below are BUTR’s 80 Top Picks that are playing SXSW this week.  Because I didn’t want the podcast to be 6 hours long, I picked 36 hot tracks that I’m in love with right now that I haven’t played for you yet from my list of 80 bands that are all must-hear artists.

I will come back from Austin with a full report on what bands where killer live so stay tuned.  In the meantime let me know what tracks you are loving.  Download the podcast on iTunes or just push play below.  Hit me up if will be in Austin and tell me what your digging.

Oh and if you have an iPhone/iPod Touch or a phone on Google’s Android platform, then you can download a free BUTR app and get new hand-picked music from BUTR delivered to you every week that you can listen to anytime on-demand!  Just search for BUTR in your app store.

SXSW 2010 (Podcast #43)
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1. Dirty Sweet – You’ve Been Warned
2. Marina and the Diamonds – Hollywood
3. Foxy Shazam – A Dangerous Man
4. Matthew Mayfield – Her Name Was December
5. Charlie Mars – Banging On Your Door
6. Justin Rutledge – The Wire
7. Saint Motel – Dear Dictator
8. Magic Wands – Black Magic
9. Broken Bells – The High Road
10. Ezra Furman and the Harpoons – Take Off Your Sunglasses
11. Steriogram – Walkie Talkie Man
12. The Coolness – Trouser Arouser
13. Nat Jenkins – The Message
14. Robert Francis – Junebug
15. Lissie – Little Lovin’
16. The xx – Shelter
17. Carney – Love Me Chase Me
18. The Honeymoon Thrillers – Modern Love
19. Lawrence Arabia – Apple Pie Bed
20. The Bloodsugars – The Pedestrian Boogie
21. Homeboy Sandman – Angels With Dirty Faces
22. Get Busy Committee – My LIttle Razorblade
23. John Forte – Nervous
24. Greg Laswell – Your Ghost
25. Griffin House – If You Want To
26. Eisley – Ambulance
27. Allo Darlin’ – My Heart Is A Drummer
28. Wakey!Wakey! – The Oh Song
29. Local Natives – Airplanes
30. AmpLive – Gary Is a Robot
31. Home Video – I Can Make You Feel It
32. Dead Confederate – Start Me Laughing
33. Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights – Gypsy Woman
34. Timber Timbre – Demon Host
35. Midlake – Acts of Man
36. The Low Anthem – Charlie Darwin

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